Strategies for Staying Motivated During Online Classes

Staying motivated during online classes can be difficult, especially with various distracting application notifications that shift your attention away to something else. Zoning out can also be a form of distraction. Here we explore ways to cut down on distractions and remain focused and motivated. Some of the few ways are:

• Set Goals: Defining and setting clear goals gives you an insight into what you want to achieve and most of the time, why you started in the first place. These goals give a sense of motivation to carry on

• Create a Routine: Create an organized routine that includes study sessions and breaks. Try to maintain it as consistency can breed motivation. 

• To-do List: Create a to-do list for daily studying and check each day off. Seeing progress through checks gives a feeling of satisfaction and builds motivation

• Active Participation: Actively participating in class and engaging with the tutor and other learners can give a good feeling and enhance motivation 

• Visualization: Visualizing success and imagining yourself completing all courses and classes successfully and the pride that comes with it boosts confidence and motivation. 

• Give Rewards and Celebrate Achievements: Setting rewards ahead of every class helps motivate students to stay through to the end. Also celebrating every ace test and project helps in keeping one motivated. 

• Set Deadline: Setting deadlines for assignments, projects, etc gives a sense of urgency that re-ignites interest and keeps motivation

• Create and Inspiring Space: Creating an attractive and inspiring space helps draw you in to study and enhances motivation. 

• Get Comfy: Being comfortable before study time keeps your mind at ease. Discomfort creates panic and a sense of haste that makes you look forward to the end of class without paying attention or makes you cut through half way through class. 

• Connecting with Other Students: Studying online can be isolating and this can bring about boredom. Connecting with other students, and discussing topics, projects and assignments can create a feeling of expectancy because you expect to see them in class, hear their thoughts about the topic, know their grades and scores in tests and projects. This expectant feeling creates and keeps motivation high. 

 

Fluctuating motivation is a normal thing in daily living but picking yourself up and rekindling the motivation of the beginning stage is always important and these tips can help build motivation whenever down times set in.